3-(4-Methyl-2-oxopent-3-enylidene)oxetan-2-one

  • Identifiers

    Molecular formula
    C9H10O3

    SMILES
    CC(=CC(=O)C=C1COC1=O)C

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Sweet 77.31%
    Mint 65.35%
    Herbal 50.44%
    Caramellic 47.05%
    Tobacco 43.94%
    Spicy 40.36%
    Citrus 39.24%
    Camphoreous 38.92%
    Woody 33.79%
    Tea 33.59%

     

    Flavor
    Bitter 26.67%
    Basil 21.55%
    Lovage 21.02%
    Cotton candy 21.01%
    Extremely sweet 20.87%
    Maple syrup 20.84%
    Fenugreek 20.83%
    Seedy 20.63%
    Leaves 20.5%
    Heather 20.25%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Medium

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    1.1

    pKa est.
    8.29 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    166.17 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    289°C

    Flash point

    • 128.52 ˚C est.

  • Applications

    3-(4-Methyl-2-oxopent-3-enylidene)oxetan-2-one is a specialty building block used in organic synthesis. In industry it serves as a fragrance intermediate for perfumery and personal care formulations; as a reactive monomer or intermediate in polymer and plastics production; as a crosslinking or functionalization agent in coatings and inks; and as a starting material for agrochemical and pharmaceutical intermediates. Its use is subject to local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 228.24
    methanol 246.38
    isopropanol 144.49
    water 1.03
    ethyl acetate 136.38
    n-propanol 150.16
    acetone 243.83
    n-butanol 150.15
    acetonitrile 210.19
    DMF 526.91
    toluene 52.64
    isobutanol 100.6
    1,4-dioxane 158.87
    methyl acetate 174.17
    THF 303.22
    2-butanone 192.42
    n-pentanol 99.53
    sec-butanol 137.21
    n-hexane 6.79
    ethylene glycol 74.79
    NMP 422.78
    cyclohexane 4.91
    DMSO 392.99
    n-butyl acetate 95.74
    n-octanol 47.02
    chloroform 275.47
    n-propyl acetate 97.59
    acetic acid 271.81
    dichloromethane 276.12
    cyclohexanone 162.99
    propylene glycol 104.4
    isopropyl acetate 75.91
    DMAc 362.16
    2-ethoxyethanol 182.63
    isopentanol 126.16
    n-heptane 3.32
    ethyl formate 123.61
    1,2-dichloroethane 166.73
    n-hexanol 90.97
    2-methoxyethanol 327.32
    isobutyl acetate 51.98
    tetrachloromethane 22.55
    n-pentyl acetate 50.34
    transcutol 543.08
    n-heptanol 37.48
    ethylbenzene 39.59
    MIBK 91.85
    2-propoxyethanol 172.39
    tert-butanol 167.32
    MTBE 97.32
    2-butoxyethanol 90.93
    propionic acid 143.33
    o-xylene 42.09
    formic acid 187.83
    diethyl ether 96.54
    m-xylene 48.56
    p-xylene 44.49
    chlorobenzene 82.97
    dimethyl carbonate 83.3
    n-octane 1.36
    formamide 299.94
    cyclopentanone 237.3
    2-pentanone 149.18
    anisole 135.02
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 124.89
    gamma-butyrolactone 262.8
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 237.21
    pyridine 176.22
    3-pentanone 96.52
    furfural 292.4
    n-dodecane 1.38
    diethylene glycol 167.19
    diisopropyl ether 23.73
    tert-amyl alcohol 155.6
    acetylacetone 150.22
    n-hexadecane 1.57
    acetophenone 123.66
    methyl propionate 135.76
    isopentyl acetate 81.16
    trichloroethylene 387.59
    n-nonanol 39.15
    cyclohexanol 88.18
    benzyl alcohol 115.61
    2-ethylhexanol 50.06
    isooctanol 29.73
    dipropyl ether 39.34
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 81.03
    ethyl lactate 74.21
    propylene carbonate 171.36
    n-methylformamide 269.71
    2-pentanol 99.96
    n-pentane 6.61
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 118.34
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 112.94
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 125.9
    mesitylene 24.51
    ε-caprolactone 165.03
    p-cymene 22.82
    epichlorohydrin 315.28
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 112.9
    2-aminoethanol 137.22
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 317.61
    sulfolane 296.9
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 4.76
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 207.72
    n-hexyl acetate 88.92
    isooctane 3.38
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 162.1
    sec-butyl acetate 62.45
    tert-butyl acetate 86.87
    decalin 5.91
    glycerin 140.43
    diglyme 268.54
    acrylic acid 167.07
    isopropyl myristate 28.2
    n-butyric acid 151.17
    acetyl acetate 86.15
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 40.88
    ethyl propionate 89.1
    nitromethane 397.49
    1,2-diethoxyethane 98.83
    benzonitrile 121.69
    trioctyl phosphate 27.24
    1-bromopropane 81.79
    gamma-valerolactone 280.78
    n-decanol 27.35
    triethyl phosphate 44.68
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 56.57
    propionitrile 123.7
    vinylene carbonate 157.84
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 274.03
    DMS 95.96
    cumene 28.97
    2-octanol 24.97
    2-hexanone 103.98
    octyl acetate 40.97
    limonene 30.59
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 232.52
    ethyl orthosilicate 38.69
    tributyl phosphate 37.26
    diacetone alcohol 154.99
    N,N-dimethylaniline 91.89
    acrylonitrile 178.21
    aniline 115.6
    1,3-propanediol 164.65
    bromobenzene 66.39
    dibromomethane 161.16
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 260.93
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 64.79
    tetrabutyl urea 50.19
    diisobutyl methanol 26.15
    2-phenylethanol 96.78
    styrene 51.04
    dioctyl adipate 53.07
    dimethyl sulfate 138.53
    ethyl butyrate 72.56
    methyl lactate 110.62
    butyl lactate 63.86
    diethyl carbonate 60.98
    propanediol butyl ether 127.96
    triethyl orthoformate 49.38
    p-tert-butyltoluene 21.87
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 83.99
    morpholine 236.34
    tert-butylamine 86.47
    n-dodecanol 18.84
    dimethoxymethane 223.57
    ethylene carbonate 109.92
    cyrene 136.33
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 92.26
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 60.18
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 105.85
    4-methylpyridine 200.09
    dibutyl ether 38.07
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 26.15
    DEF 177.52
    dimethyl isosorbide 177.89
    tetrachloroethylene 129.56
    eugenol 98.65
    triacetin 102.2
    span 80 88.4
    1,4-butanediol 70.37
    1,1-dichloroethane 155.24
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 98.69
    methyl formate 196.9
    2-methyl-1-butanol 118.97
    n-decane 2.42
    butyronitrile 132.31
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 50.11
    1-chlorooctane 18.75
    1-chlorotetradecane 6.35
    n-nonane 2.17
    undecane 1.77
    tert-butylcyclohexane 5.94
    cyclooctane 2.14
    cyclopentanol 107.38
    tetrahydropyran 128.54
    tert-amyl methyl ether 90.35
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 173.92
    1-hexene 36.31
    2-isopropoxyethanol 119.77
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 106.62
    methyl butyrate 126.66

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Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
No restriction